Today was a .22 day for me. I shot a lot of guns I wanted to shoot over the winter, and couldn't due to cold
wind and snow. (Winter lasted till early May here this year.) Then we had rain enough
for folks to dredge up the old childhood rhyme, "Rain, rain go away..."
Started out with a Marlin 39A lever .22. It is a slim, well-balanced rifle with
Skinner "ghost ring" peep sights installed. Shot it off the bench and offhand.
I need to practice offhand after shooting poorly from it at the recent pin match.
Next up was a Chiappa AR 22 upper on a Rock River receiver. Also shot from
bench and offhand. The AR 22 has a four power scope so was easier to see the
targets, also showed more wobble because of the magnification.
Range for both was 25 yards and then 50 feet.
Then a Charter Pathfinder .22 revolver. Nice small six shot revolver with adjustable
sights. I painted the front sight orange some time ago. OK groups at 50 feet.
Then a Colt Woodsman four-inch at 50 feet. Had a bit of trouble extracting the Federal
plated hollowpoint .22 ammo. Best trigger of the bunch and very well balanced
in the hand. Always fun to shoot.
Another couple shooters were firing a German Mauser, a Ruger No. 1 in .45-70, and
a Ruger Vaquero .357. A friend brought a couple of Taurus revolvers in .357 as
well.